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27. Duwa neuk treuk ie lang ciriek.
Very little more water in kettle
'There is very little water left in the kettle.'
(7) aa 'leaf;' this is used for leaves, paper, thin
boards, and most other thin objects. Just as bak 'tree,' an.
is also a noun that can be modified by classifier on.
resulting in two words aa occurring side by side.
28. Ka rhet sion on mamplam lang tima ie.
IN fall one-CL leaf mango in bucket water
'A mango leaf has fallen into the bucket.'
(8) vue 'leaves with long stems;' this classifier is
used for banana and palm leaves, some vegetable leaves, such
as spinach.
29. Duwa yue on bayam; ka lon-boh-jih.
Two CL leaf spinach PERF 1-throw-away-3
' It was only two pieces of spinach leaves; I have
thrown them away.'
(9) ga 'handle;' this classifier is used only for
pieces of roof made of sago tree leaves or any such leaves
woven on a thin two-meter long stick (hence, ga 'handle')
into pieces of roof. In other context, ga is a noun which
means 'handle.'
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